pharmacodynamics

[ fahr-muh-koh-dahy-nam-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of pharmacology dealing with the course of action, effect, and breakdown of drugs within the body.

Origin of pharmacodynamics

1
First recorded in 1835–45; pharmaco- + dynamics

Other words from pharmacodynamics

  • phar·ma·co·dy·nam·ic, phar·ma·co·dy·nam·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacodynamics

pharmacodynamics

/ (ˌfɑːməkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of pharmacology concerned with the action of drugs on the physiology or pathology of the body

Derived forms of pharmacodynamics

  • pharmacodynamic, adjective

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